diff --git a/netbox/core/views.py b/netbox/core/views.py
index c7c593770..e3c1a67aa 100644
--- a/netbox/core/views.py
+++ b/netbox/core/views.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.contrib import messages
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 
 from extras.models import ConfigRevision
+from netbox.config import get_config
 from netbox.views import generic
 from netbox.views.generic.base import BaseObjectView
 from utilities.utils import count_related
@@ -152,4 +153,9 @@ class ConfigView(generic.ObjectView):
     queryset = ConfigRevision.objects.all()
 
     def get_object(self, **kwargs):
-        return self.queryset.first()
+        if config := self.queryset.first():
+            return config
+        # Instantiate a dummy default config if none has been created yet
+        return ConfigRevision(
+            data=get_config().defaults
+        )
diff --git a/netbox/extras/models/models.py b/netbox/extras/models/models.py
index 91940d66e..90e8027b4 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/models/models.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/models/models.py
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ class ConfigRevision(models.Model):
         verbose_name_plural = _('config revisions')
 
     def __str__(self):
+        if not self.pk:
+            return gettext('Default configuration')
         if self.is_active:
             return gettext('Current configuration')
         return gettext('Config revision #{id}').format(id=self.pk)
@@ -733,6 +735,8 @@ class ConfigRevision(models.Model):
         return super().__getattribute__(item)
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
+        if not self.pk:
+            return reverse('core:config')  # Default config view
         return reverse('extras:configrevision', args=[self.pk])
 
     def activate(self):
diff --git a/netbox/templates/extras/configrevision.html b/netbox/templates/extras/configrevision.html
index 5937e842a..4f2abf30b 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/extras/configrevision.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/extras/configrevision.html
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
   <div class="controls">
     <div class="control-group">
       {% plugin_buttons object %}
-      {% if object.is_active and perms.extras.add_configrevision %}
+      {% if not object.pk or object.is_active and perms.extras.add_configrevision %}
         {% url 'extras:configrevision_add' as edit_url %}
         {% include "buttons/edit.html" with url=edit_url %}
       {% endif %}
-      {% if not object.is_active and perms.extras.delete_configrevision %}
+      {% if object.pk and not object.is_active and perms.extras.delete_configrevision %}
         {% delete_button object %}
       {% endif %}
     </div>
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
   </div>
 {% endblock controls %}
 
+{% block subtitle %}
+  {% if object.created %}
+    <div class="object-subtitle">
+      <span>{% trans "Created" %} {{ object.created|annotated_date }}</span>
+    </div>
+  {% endif %}
+{% endblock subtitle %}
+
 {% block content %}
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col col-md-12">